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Sunday, 01 March 2009 22:16

Obama announces Shuttle ends and Orion begins in 2010

A new manned space era is now quickly in the official transition stage for NASA as new U.S. president Barack Obama announced that the old Space Shuttle fleet will definitely be retired in 2010 so the development of the new Orion capsule fleet can move forward in the most efficient way possible.

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Wednesday, 14 January 2009 23:26

Bigger is better in rocketry and astronomy

NASA is bringing together the next generation of rockets and space telescopes with its new heavy-lift Ares V rocket. U.S. astronomer Harley Thronson exclaims, “The bigger the better…. NASA's new Ares V rocket is going to completely change the rules of the game."

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Monday, 05 January 2009 18:27

U.S. civilian, military space programs may work together

According to the President-elect Barack Obama's transition team, it is possible that the United States may link together its civilian space program, headed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and its military space program, headed by the Department of Defense (DOD).

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Thursday, 18 December 2008 19:40

NASA looking for place to retire space shuttles

Do you know of a good location to publicly display one of the space shuttle orbiters or one of their main engines? NASA is looking for a few good places after the Space Transportation System (STS) program ends.

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Tuesday, 16 December 2008 04:55

Vote for your Top Ten NASA story of 2008

NASA is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary in 2008 but, more importantly, it conducted many different discovery, exploratory, and scientific projects over these last twelve months. From designing swimsuits to landing on Mars and understanding the Northern Lights, you can vote for your favorite event!

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Friday, 28 November 2008 20:41

NASA developing Ares rocket with iTunes

NASA is using iTunes to post video updates on the progress being made on its new manned space project, specifically the crew’s Ares I launch vehicle and the Ares V heavy launch vehicle for cargo transport to space.
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Saturday, 22 November 2008 20:23

NASA fires successfully Orion abort motor

The Orion team at NASA successfully tested for the first time its abort motor, which will be used in case the crew encounters an emergengy during launch of its Orion crew exploration vehicle. The major milestone brings the U.S. manned space program one more step closer to landing astronauts on the Moon by 2020.

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Thursday, 11 September 2008 17:56

NASA Ares I rocket: major design review passes with flying colors

NASA announced that a major milestone, completion of the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Ares I rocket, was completed successfully at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.

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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 04:11

Ares 1 rocket vibrations to be quelled with weights and shock absorbers

NASA announced on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 that it has worked out a solution to the excessive-vibration problem in its yet-to-be developed Ares 1 launch vehicle.

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Tuesday, 12 August 2008 19:06

NASA postpones first Orion launch due to funding and technical concerns

On Monday, August 11, 2008, NASA announced it will delay the first manned launch of its Orion spacecraft by one year as part of its next-generation Project Constellation.
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Wednesday, 16 July 2008 22:17

One small pee for a person, one giant urine sample for NASA

Urine goin’ love this one: NASA wants your pee for testing of its new toilet system for the future NASA Orion space capsule. Drop it off outside of the Johnson Space Center in Houston at your convenience.
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Thursday, 03 July 2008 03:22

NASA announces website for Ares I-X test flight

NASA is scheduled to conduct the first test flight of its new Ares I rocket in the spring of 2009. Its new website will keep you up-to-date on the progress of this launch vehicle that will send astronauts into space and on to the Moon inside the Orion crew capsule.
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Sunday, 29 June 2008 21:46

NASA's launch pad repairs will be finished in time for Hubble trip

A $2.7 million repair job is being performed on Launch Pad 39A after the NASA space shuttle Discovery damaged it when it lifted off May 31, 2008, for its STS-124 mission to the International Space Station.
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 20:00

NASA major milestone: All tech concepts Go for Moon

On June 20, 2008, NASA completed a major milestone review that determined the state of its Constellation program to return humans to the Moon and establish a lunar outpost. It concluded that all conceptual designs meet the requirements for a successful Moon project.
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 20:23

Three more NASA shuttle flights may get ok'd

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are considering legislation what would provide money for one additional shuttle flight beyond the scheduled 2010 retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet, along with authorization for two already budgeted flights.
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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 18:32

NASA under fed scrutiny; Boeing concerned with space leadership

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has been reviewed by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Concerns have been raised on its future plans for Project Constellation. Leadership at The Boeing Company is also concerned with the ability of the United States to maintain its space leadership role.

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Wednesday, 09 April 2008 04:54

Boys on Orion spaceship might be beached if bad vibrations not fixed on Ares

Initial design tests showed violent shaking of the Ares I rocket during future launches, however, NASA is now reporting that the rocket will be fitted with shock absorbers, or mass counterweights, or other damping agents to counter any strong vibrations.
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Monday, 24 March 2008 19:39

Mission accomplished: STS-123 crew prepare to head home

With a record five spacewalks to their credit and the installation of the first part of the Japanese laboratory Kibo and the Canadian maintenance robot Dextre, the seven shuttle astronauts are preparing to undock from the International Space Station Monday, March 24, 2008.       
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Monday, 03 March 2008 06:38

NASA space shuttles contain new upgrades

MSNBC has a very good illustration of many of the upgrades to the NASA space shuttle fleet. Its webpage “Shipshape Shuttle” shows many new features installed on the shuttles to reduce flight risks.            
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Friday, 29 February 2008 21:52

Prototype heat shield for NASA Orion capsule arrives at Kennedy

The heat shield that will protect the new Orion space capsules as it sends astronauts back and forth between Earth and the Space Station, and later between Earth and the Moon, Mars, and other places, has arrived at the NASA Kennedy Space Center for testing.             
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